"The federal budget steals from the poor to give to the rich. It's a sick case of Robin Hood in reverse." That's the verdict on Peter Costello's 10th budget from the Socialist Alliance, a party that mobilises in the interests of workers, the poor and
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Stuart Munckton
The 2005-06 federal budget, unveiled by Treasurer Peter Costello on May 10, included "across-the-board" tax cuts. However, while high-income earners received an average tax cut of $41.58 a week, most workers will receive only a
Dirt Cheap: Life at the Wrong End of the Job MarketBy Elisabeth WynhausenPan Macmillan Australia, 2005246 pages, $30 (pb)
REVIEW BY PHIL SHANNON
When Elisabeth Wynhausen surprised her friends by taking nine months off from her job as a
In February, Venezuelan bosses' organisation Fedecamaras lodged a complaint against the Venezuelan government with the International Labour Organisation. Fedecamaras accused the left-wing government led by President Hugo Chavez of violating trade
The Edukators In German with English subtitlesStarring Daniel Bruhl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, Burghart KlaussnerScreenplay by Katharina Held, Hans WeingartnerDirected by Hans Weingartner
REVIEW BY SIBYLLE KACZOREK
Set in today's Berlin, this
On May 17, 400 students and staff from universities in Wellington marched to parliament to protest against student debt and to call for free education, a universal student allowance and higher staff wages. For more information, visit
Below is an abridged version of a statement made to the US Senate permanent committee on investigations on May 17 by left-wing British MP George Galloway. The senate committee, head by Republican Norm Coleman, had accused the anti-war MP of receiving
MELBOURNE — Up to 100 people picketed the Swanston Street branch of ANZ on May 12 to protest the bank's role in the corporate plunder of Iraq. The picket was organised by the Melbourne Stop the War Coalition. 'ANZ has a $6 million stake in a
Doug Lorimer
At a May 12 Pentagon press briefing, the top US military officer, Joint Chiefs of Staff head General Richard Myers, admitted that the Iraqi resistance would be capable of mounting a high level of attacks for years to come.
"This is a
Roberto Jorquera, Caracas
Fifty-seven Australians will see the Bolivarian revolution at first hand when they visit Venezuela in July and August this year as part of the first solidarity brigade from Australia. Organised by the Australian Venezuela
MELBOURNE — On May 19, British anti-war campaigner Tariq Ali told an audience of 800 people at RMIT's Storey Hall that the "hollowed out democracies" that existed in the US, Britain and Australia were "iron dictatorships of capital imposing
May 26
1938: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session.
May 27
1967: 90.8% of Australians vote to remove constitutional discrimination against Aborigines.
May 28
1871: 25,000 people are killed as the Paris Commune
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